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Quincy Jones to redo "We are the World" for Haiti -- (link) - amoxy Jan 28, 08:19 1
- somewhere Paul Shirley just died a little inside -- nm - Beaker Jan 28, 08:25
I didn't follow all the iPad posts yesterday, but I didn't realize the "No flash" meant "No Hulu or any of the major networks streaming sites." - JaxSean Jan 28, 08:14 33
- and, i read no usb inputs? so i can't put something on a thumb drive and play it that way, either? -- nm - Andie Jan 28, 08:25 7
  - There's a USB adapter, but no one knows what it does yet - Guigue Jan 28, 08:27
  - supposedly, no external drive support at all. -- nm - decline Jan 28, 08:26
  - It has "accessory dongles" that add USB and SDHC support -- nm - oblique Jan 28, 08:25 4
    - oh , it does? I must have missed that. -- nm - decline Jan 28, 08:26 2
      - From B2 -- (link) - oblique Jan 28, 08:27 [Backboard]
      - Saw it in an article this morning. Listed as "camera accessory pack" or something. It wasn't mentioned in the keynote -- nm - oblique Jan 28, 08:26
    - ah. -- nm - Andie Jan 28, 08:26
- also, just FYI, iPhone OS does not support Java nor .Net -- nm - decline Jan 28, 08:24 1
  - I seem to remember the main problem with Apple computers 15-20 years ago was that they were limited to their own software. - JaxSean Jan 28, 08:26
- The iphone/ipod touch have a youtube app. Maybe the ipad will have the same and for Hulu etc too. -- nm - lileve Jan 28, 08:21 2
  - Hulu won't even allow gaming consoles to access their video, I imagine they wouldn't be too crazy about this eaither. -- nm - Ender Jan 28, 08:22 1
    - I think this product lives and dies by software. Hulu, Netflix, YouTube, SlingPlayer, MLB, NFL. These are all the types of apps it needs to succeed -- nm - oblique Jan 28, 08:23
- The best article I read today summed it up nicely that it fits perfectly in Apple's view of things. The device is essentially locked to their content - oblique Jan 28, 08:19 7
  - This is my basic complaint about Apple. It's like a hidden trap in shiny package. - pmb Jan 28, 08:29
  - Saying its locked to iTunes is a bit misleading. You sync and transfer via iTunes, but by no means are you required to purchase or download your - Don Homer Jan 28, 08:21 3
    - with their limited selection of codecs, etc. It's still not what you would really call an open platform -- nm - oblique Jan 28, 08:22 2
      - Every media player has codecs limitation. It's really easy to find software that will convert anythng to the right codec -- nm - Guigue Jan 28, 08:24 1
        
        Not nearly has harsh as iTunes though. At least WMP can play just about anything with the right codec installed. iTunes has no such expansion option -- nm - oblique Jan 28, 08:26
  - So none of their products support Flash-based sites? -- nm - JaxSean Jan 28, 08:19 1
    - Their laptops do, but not any of their iPhone OS devices -- nm - oblique Jan 28, 08:20
- Hulu would/could make an app like YouTube to make its content watchable -- nm - tik tok Jan 28, 08:16 1
  - Assuming Apple approved it in the App Store :) -- nm - oblique Jan 28, 08:20
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  - The argument has always been that flash drains the battery really quickly, but Adobe has been working on Flash Lite for a long time - Guigue Jan 28, 08:16 1
    - I think it's understandable on a phone. But now they have a tablet, and every other portable PC in the world supports Flash... -- nm - Ender Jan 28, 08:18
- has this and the no-multitasking been confirmed, or still just speculation? -- nm - Hotkiss Jan 28, 08:15 6
  - I believe confirmed. iPhone OS just doesn't support either item really. -- nm - decline Jan 28, 08:16 4
    - How is it possible that they wouldn't make it multitaskable? It seems like the most idiot move not to have it -- nm - Hotkiss Jan 28, 08:17 3
      - They don't *want* people to think of it as a computer. They want people to think of it as an Apple. -- nm - mara Jan 28, 08:24
      - Only thing I can think of is that a multithread kernel would make the OS too big. iPhone OS is fairly tiny. -- nm - decline Jan 28, 08:23
      - Not if you view the device (as Apple does) as a media consuming device, not a PC/multistaking device - oblique Jan 28, 08:19
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My take on the number of tickets sold argument. - ceregon Jan 28, 08:07 2
- movies like Sound of Music played for 52 weeks straight - lone canadian leafs fan Jan 28, 08:11 1
  - I remember Star Wars having its "birthday" at theaters when I was a kid. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jan 28, 08:12
it's not that bad - it only *feels* like minus 14 out there - lone canadian leafs fan Jan 28, 08:04
lyc: Last night, Built a PC for my wife using this pink case. Comes with matching keyboard and mouse. -- (link) - budice Jan 28, 08:00 2
- cute. - Callisto Jan 28, 08:01
- I keep forgetting you are married - Epiphany Jan 28, 08:01
It's not just Toyota - but Ford in China having problems with those same accelerator parts - lone canadian leafs fan Jan 28, 07:51
(Used) Ghostbusters game for Xbox 360 for $11.98 shipped -- (link) - JaxSean Jan 28, 07:51 6
- Family Video has it for $9.99 + ship -- (link) - budice Jan 28, 07:56 2
  - That's what the link is for. ($9.99 + $1.99 shipping) :) -- nm - JaxSean Jan 28, 08:07 1
    - doh. Still have great prices on other games as well -- nm - budice Jan 28, 08:09
- Was it a good game? Seemed to price drop fast. That's normally a tell tale sign of a dud. -- nm - lileve Jan 28, 07:55 2
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  - Good game, but it seems the shelf life of games is smaller and smaller. Most games 3-6+mo old can be had for $25 -- nm - budice Jan 28, 07:57
sitwap. Stephen Fry wrote a 2100 word "essay" on the ipad. -- (link) - tRuMaN Jan 28, 07:48 5
- can you summarize it in 21 words, please ? -- nm - decline Jan 28, 07:53 4
  - you can in 2.1 word - Danedukenuuk Jan 28, 07:55
  - it will change the industry like the iphone did, use one before you decide on it, and he wishes he had bought apple stock in the early 90s. - tRuMaN Jan 28, 07:55 2
    - yeah, I'm happy with the stock I bought a few months back, but would be happier if I had bought it a year ago instead. -- nm - decline Jan 28, 08:15
    - that's the whole essence of Douglas Coupland's Gum Thief - lone canadian leafs fan Jan 28, 08:06
WTF are they crazy? - Danedukenuuk Jan 28, 07:44
Mariah Carey's new video, good lord "they" look fake -- (link) - MDH Jan 28, 07:37 [youtube]
Weird Celebrity Phobias -- (link) - amoxy Jan 28, 07:23 9
- interesting, although I disagree with them referring to "deodorant" as equal to "personal hygeine". -- nm - Beryllium Jan 28, 07:31 1
  - how about an "anti bacterial deodorant"? -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jan 28, 07:37
- afraid of thunder is not a phobia -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jan 28, 07:28 6
  - perhaps you do not know what phobia means. -- nm - decline Jan 28, 07:29 5
    - araind of a loud bang is not a disorder it's survival instinct - Danedukenuuk Jan 28, 07:31 2
      - In the middle of a field sure. In a secure house, it's unreasonable - Guigue Jan 28, 07:32 1
        
        if i lived in the US and was in a house i'd get scared too if i heard a loud bang - Danedukenuuk Jan 28, 07:33
    - I think there's a difference between a phobia and just being afraid -- nm - Roger More Jan 28, 07:31 1
      - correct -- nm - Don Homer Jan 28, 07:31
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- Hmmmm - work friends? yes - non work friends not really -- nm - Epiphany Jan 28, 07:49 3
  - I am shocked. nm -- nm - groiny Jan 28, 07:52 2
    - its a double standard but I think I'm right - Epiphany Jan 28, 07:58 1
      - well, that might be a warning sign, I am sure. - groiny Jan 28, 08:14
- "Friends" is ok. Going out to the bar and dinner with said "Friend" as just a couple/two-some would be a no-no. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 28, 07:47 5
  - i didn't realize up until recently that a two-some activity is almost always meant to be a date by at least one party. -- nm - Hotkiss Jan 28, 07:52 4
    - not *always*. but if you are two single people, who by sexual orientation could like each other, and you *aren't* established friends - Andie Jan 28, 07:59 2
      - ST meetings? nm -- nm - groiny Jan 28, 08:16 1
        
        but those aren't getting to know you dinners. those fall under 'old friend' meetings in my world. -- nm - Andie Jan 28, 08:18
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- context matters a lot. -- nm - Andie Jan 28, 07:43
- I'm not sure my wife would be "pissed". On a similer note - scorpion Jan 28, 07:42
- pretty much. -- nm - Beaker Jan 28, 07:33
- Well, if you're "friends" but you don't know your "friend"s wife at all, then you aren't really all that great friends, right? -- nm - TFox Jan 28, 07:28 18
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    - reading the article, her central thesis is that married men who are "making new friends" with single women and not mentioning their family... - TFox Jan 28, 07:34 16
      - right. we aren't talking about co-workers going for lunch, or, an old college friend in town and you meet up for dinner, or whatever. -- nm - Andie Jan 28, 08:01
      - Yes, indeed. Are they taking off their wedding rings in order to make these friends? -- nm - Beryllium Jan 28, 07:35 14
        
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        right. "disclosure", without disclosure. "i'm not doing anything wrong. i'm wearing my wedding ring, for pete's sake." -- nm - TFox Jan 28, 07:39 12
        
        it can be slightly sketchy, but not as horrible as its being presented in the article I think. - znufrii Jan 28, 07:43 4
        
        Again, in the article, the "calling me just to say hi" is what kicked it off. and i don't think that is an overreaction. -- nm - TFox Jan 28, 07:53 3
        
        In that specific instance, yes. - znufrii Jan 28, 08:00 1
        
        they are defining "friends" as friends, not casual acquaintances. and in that instance almost always, it's douchy behavior. that's the point. -- nm - TFox Jan 28, 08:04
        
        oh boy would I be in trouble. nm -- nm - groiny Jan 28, 07:56
        
        I generally agree, buit also I wouldn't be comfortable talking about my wife (beyond generalities) with people who haven't met her. -- nm - Roger More Jan 28, 07:41 6
        
        but once you progressed to being "friends", you would. -- nm - TFox Jan 28, 07:56 5
        
        I was thinking from the context of being the fundraising guy who is always asked where his wife is. But even so, I wouldn't talk about her in detail. - Roger More Jan 28, 08:00 4
        
        I dont' think a married man should be expected to talk about his wife at every opportunity. - znufrii Jan 28, 08:03 3
        
        'every opportunity', god no. but, if i'm going to be friends with someone, my marital status is something they would know. -- nm - Andie Jan 28, 08:04 2
        
        I think the issue here is more involved than just knowing someone's marital status. - znufrii Jan 28, 08:15 1
        
        i don't think anyone said you can't have friends that your spouse doesn't share. -- nm - Andie Jan 28, 08:26
- Not at all the case. -- nm - TWuG Jan 28, 07:27
- I sure hope that is not the case. nm -- nm - groiny Jan 28, 07:26
- yes -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jan 28, 07:24
- I'd say it greatly depend if it's an old friend or a new friend - Guigue Jan 28, 07:24 3
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    - I didn't even notice you included a link at first, sorry about that -- nm - Guigue Jan 28, 07:30
  - Oh, reading the article I realize they mean it the other way around, like the single friend wouldn't want to be friend with a married man - Guigue Jan 28, 07:28
From B2..."rush hour" shows here are $7. Hence the $6-7 comment on B2. - Jim Jan 28, 07:20
Hey you know what would be nice? A "characters left" counter for the subject - Guigue Jan 28, 07:20
Tech question : I havea laptop I am trying to reinstall Windows on - groiny Jan 28, 07:12 7
- Do you have an external CD-ROM/DVD drive to try with? -- nm - oblique Jan 28, 07:25
- iPad -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jan 28, 07:12 5
  - no thanks, it is not my time of the month. nm -- nm - groiny Jan 28, 07:14 4
    - what error - Danedukenuuk Jan 28, 07:15 3
      - can not read file (and a slew of various files comes up) nm -- nm - groiny Jan 28, 07:18 2
        
        faulty disk - Danedukenuuk Jan 28, 07:19 1
        
        hmmm, worth a shot. nm -- nm - groiny Jan 28, 07:25
duely noted hyde. -- nm - Mel - gay for pixie Jan 28, 07:10 6
- mostly it's a wash. both things are big successes, but theatrical hollywood is obsessed with pretending that it's as relevant or powerful as ever.... - x Jan 28, 07:14 5
  - Factoring in home viewing (tv, computer, video, etc.), I'd be a little surprised if overall movie viewing/spending has gone down all that much. - Don Homer Jan 28, 07:16 4
    - spending on it is clearly not unimportant, but it def. has declined... - x Jan 28, 07:21 2
      - in the 1940s, movies, radio, and newspapers were the only real way to get news ... and movie news was by far the most vivid of those. Correct? -- nm - Beryllium Jan 28, 07:49 1
        
        maybe, but it was in no way the driving reason for people buying tickets - x Jan 28, 07:55
    - great point. have to consider DVD's, movies on HBO and other TV channels, movies on computers etc -- nm - Beaker Jan 28, 07:19
I just ran across a printer that had a... - Mel - gay for pixie Jan 28, 07:08 5
- "moody bitch" nm -- nm - groiny Jan 28, 07:10 4
  - I prefer the "slutty whore" setting personally -- nm - Beaker Jan 28, 07:46 1
    - what you do to the USB port is your own business - groiny Jan 28, 08:15
  - I'm just thankful there wasn't a Maximum Overdrive setting. -- nm - Mel - gay for pixie Jan 28, 07:11 1
    - who made who? nm -- nm - groiny Jan 28, 07:14
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- Mine have worked towards accessories.. you can add to your cart and see if it automatically takes it off when you go to checkout (don't have to pay) -- nm - GWAA Jan 28, 07:09
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- the irony that it's going to be killed from Ted Kennedy's seat is...stunning. - Mel - gay for pixie Jan 28, 07:09 2
  - It's not his seat. It's the people's seat. -- nm - Don Homer Jan 28, 07:11
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- The most important thing is that we protect the profits of hospitals, doctors, drug companies, and insurance companies. - Don Homer Jan 28, 07:09 14
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    - ideology trumps outcomes -- nm - Roger More Jan 28, 07:42 5
      - Well, considering that idealogy is also driving the reforms, I believe what you're going for is, "Tactics trumps outcomes." -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jan 28, 07:43 4
        
        What I mean is, plenty of people (on both sides of the debate) care more about ideology than they do about outcomes - Roger More Jan 28, 07:48
        
        "Lying works" -- nm - znufrii Jan 28, 07:45
        
        "ideology"...Typicing too fast. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jan 28, 07:44 1
        
        Goes without saying. - Name Withheld By Request Jan 28, 07:44
    - They are up in arms.... against it. -- nm - Dano Jan 28, 07:41
    - "We don't want Government run healthcare! Keep your hands off my Medicare!" - Mel - gay for pixie Jan 28, 07:16
    - Why people aren't up in arms? Because they have wrong information. How many people are against the health care reform - Jim Jan 28, 07:13 1
      - wrong information or unreasonable expectations. i wholly agree. -- nm - TFox Jan 28, 07:14
    - People are dumb. Scare tactics work. -- nm - Don Homer Jan 28, 07:13 1
      - this is the most truthiest thing you have ever said -- nm - Epiphany Jan 28, 08:00
- You'll see very basic reform so the Democrats can say they didn't waste all that time but it's dead. - Will Hunting Jan 28, 07:08 1
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- silly JackDawson - znufrii Jan 28, 07:08
adjusted for inflation a penis in 1934 is larger than Greg Odens... -- nm - Beaker Jan 28, 07:06 2
- This might have been my favorite thread hijack in a while -- nm - MDH Jan 28, 07:10
- *flexes* -- nm - x si Jan 28, 07:07
Since I have to support my wife: Jennifer Lopez's 3rd Single from Love? "Everbody's Girl" -- (link) - MDH Jan 28, 07:01 [youtube]
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- did they even bother with an analysis of the republican response? -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 28, 07:43 1
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An error occurred while processing this last day before vacation request. -- nm - decline Jan 28, 06:59 1
- happy clubbing -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jan 28, 07:00

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